People you meet in Bar/Bri - #1 The Slacker

In the spirit of one of my favorite law student blogs, “Barely Legal”, I am gonna single out some of the characters that I am having the joy of meeting in my Bar/Bri review class. (Note: Since I am taking my review class at Albany Law, and I am pretty sure I am one of the few non-Albany law kids in the class, I get the joy of watching my classmates interact with each other without knowing pretty much any of them. A weird feeling for social little me…)

The Slacker is a person you probably recognize from law school. He’s back, in Bar review, because hey, he graduated while being a slacker, so why change? This is the guy who comes in 15 minutes (or more) late to class every morning, doesn’t really seem to take notes (why take notes when you can play free cell?) and even manages to fall asleep at some points. The Slacker is known for such catch phrases as “Wow, you seem to be taking this class really seriously. Can I borrow your notes?” and “I don’t remember that lecture, I’m pretty sure I was drunk that day.”

You kinda have to love the Slacker. They make even the least productive of us feel like we are not totally screwed. You weren’t productive yesterday? That’s ok, the Slacker hasn’t even picked up his books. Running late? Not later then the Slacker. The Slacker is the feel good pill of the Bar class. If you are worried about not studying enough, just look at the Slacker, and all your fears will melt away. (Note: do NOT confuse the Slacker with the Insanely Smart Guy. They have some similar characteristics, but are VERY VERY different.)

The most amazing thing about the Slacker is that a significant portion of them have jobs. Granted, about half of them are working for Dad’s firm, potentially leading to the slacking aura. But some have managed to obtain actual legal jobs on their own accord. It might be the only work they did in law school, but then again maybe they borrowed someone else’s resume too (“I was too drunk that day, can I borrow yours?”) Note that some Slackers flip and become the Leech. More on the Leech later…